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IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 84.41°   Az: 193.48°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 470 is a Double Star in the Lynx constellation. IC 470 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.93, IC 470 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 470 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx star
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DSS2 image of IC 470 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 25m 20s
+46° 01’ 43”
00h 07m 29s
07h 32m 50s

J2000

07h 23m 31s
+46° 04’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 470 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx star
Simplified finder chart for IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx.

Finder chart IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx star
Simplified finder chart for IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 470 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

13.89
12.93
12.37
12.11
12.04

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

IC 470 - Double Star in Lynx is circumpolar and transits at 04:37 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)